ATLANTA — Missionary Nancy Writebol, one of two known Americans stricken with Ebola, wasn't looking to abandon her overseas work. But Jeremy Writebol believes his 59-year-old mother can yield a greater good from her impending return to the United States amid West Africa's worst-ever outbreak of the often-deadly virus. READ MORE

TALLAHASSEE — With Florida voters a little more than three months away from deciding whether to back a medical marijuana initiative, state regulators are grappling with setting rules that may shape how the state handles the historic shift.
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CALLAWAY — The city of Callaway issued a precautionary boil water notice on Thursday for Callaway residents on Old Hickory Street, Lakeside Drive, and Hershel Court following the repair of a broken water main. READ MORE

PANAMA CITY — Bay County Utilities has rescinded the precautionary boil water notice issued on Monday for residents of RiverCamps and Lake Merial following the satisfactory completion of a bacteriological survey showing that the water is safe to drink. READ MORE

PANAMA CITY -- The Florida Department of Health in Bay County conducted additional testing of waters along Beach Drive and found that bacteria levels are satisfactory and rescinded the swimming advisory issued last week.
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PANAMA CITY -- The Florida Department of Health in Bay County issued a swimming advisory for West Beach Drive after water quality monitoring in accordance with the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program found enteric bacteria at the site.
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PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Navy and the Department of Veterans Affairs will host a public groundbreaking next month to celebrate the beginning of construction on two new medical clinics at the Navy base.
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PANAMA CITY — Roughly 100 employees of Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System have lost their jobs since the hospital went private in 2012, but hospital administrators say layoffs had been imminent prior to the transition.
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PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A 78-year-old Tallahassee woman who was unresponsive when a group of bathers pulled her from the Gulf of Mexico Thursday died of a heart attack, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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